Climate report indicates dire future for Mississippi River basin
Marion, Ark., resident Douglas Music and his dog Pumpkin search for treasures and artifacts on a large sandbar along the Mississippi River in Memphis amid historically low water levels caused by drought in late October 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Within the contiguous U.S., temperatures have risen by 2.5°F since 1970, compared to a global average rise of about 1.7°F over the same period.
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